Summary
A Reddit post describes a dog's clever trick to get its owner's sandwich by pretending it needed to go outside. The dog's actions highlight findings from a study showing that dogs can use deception to gain access to food. The post received significant attention online, with many people sharing their reactions.
Key Facts
- A Reddit user shared a story about a dog pretending to need to go outside to steal a chicken sandwich.
- The dog's owner was pet sitting for his sister who went away to college.
- The dog tricked the owner by sneaking back in to take the sandwich while he waited on the porch.
- A 2017 study in Animal Cognition found dogs can strategically mislead humans to get food.
- In the study, dogs led cooperative humans to preferred treats and uncooperative humans to empty boxes.
- The dog's actions and proud expression when caught gained over 31,000 upvotes on Reddit.
- Many commenters noted the dog's cleverness and expressed amusement at the story.
